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(Photo: 21c Museum Hotels President Craig Greenberg) A new hotel is coming to downtown Indianapolis. Mayor Greg Ballard joined developers who announced plans for a $55 million 21c Museum Hotel on a parking lot adjacent to Old City Hall. It's a public-private partnership. The...

(photo courtesy RTV6) Lawrence Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a vehicle and driver involved in a hit-and-run crash Saturday evening. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. in the 8700 block of Pendleton Pike, just east of East 46th Street. Surveillance video...

After 28 years, there may be momentum for doing away with the ISTEP exam. The Senate voted 46-3 this week to get rid of ISTEP after next year and replace it with something shorter and cheaper. Governor Pence says while it wasn't part of his education agenda, he's open to the...

Gov. Mike Pence (WIBC.com file photo) Governor Pence is declining to clarify whether he's willing to support allowing live dealers at Indiana's two racetrack casinos. Pence has long said he opposes expansion of gambling, without specifying what would meet that definition. This...

The Hoosier Lottery and Ivy Tech are teaming up for the sake of financial literacy. Lottery Executive Director Sarah Taylor says they launched the Massive Open Online Course or "MOOC" for financial literacy. Taylor says it's part of their responsible gaming campaign and world...

More Indiana businesses are becoming socially-conscious. That's according to a top Hoosier human resources expert. That's Good HR Senior Staffing Specialist Amber Crosby says more firms are responding to young job applicants and workers who don't only want a paycheck, but also...

The bill to repeal Indiana's common construction wage will get a hearing in the Senate, but Senate President Pro Tem David Long isn't predicting whether or how it will pass. Long (R-Fort Wayne) says he personally favors repealing the common construction wage. He argues it drives...

(Indiana State Police) Indiana State Police are investigating a shooting Wednesday evening involving a Terre Haute police officer. Shortly before 5:30 p.m., officers with the Terre Haute Police Department and the U.S. Marshal's Service Task Force were searching for a suspect...

A well-known Richmond doctor said she feared for the safety of her family after she believes they were victims of a hate crime. The plastic surgeon and her family woke up to an explosion right outside their home early Tuesday morning. Dr. Myla Bennett, her husband and two young...